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Netflix special His Dark Material, comic Jimmy Carr made an offensive joke about the massacre of "gypsies" which led to accusations he was "celebrating" the murder of "one of the most marginalised groups in society". Addressing his potentially "career-ending" blunder poking fun at the victims of Nazi war crimes, Jimmy took to the stage last night and announced his belief that he would be "cancelled".The 8 Out of 10 Cats host had earlier joked on Netflix: "When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine, but they never mention the thousands of gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.“No one ever talks about that because no one wants to talk about the positives.”Horrified viewers saw the boundary-breaking joke as off-limits because it targeted the tragic genocide of several million people - both the Jewish community and the Romani and Sinti members of the travelling community.The aftermath of the joke's release was a tense time that saw even his friends in the celebrity world turn against him, with David Baddiel describing him as "indefensible".However, Jimmy showed up as planned for a performance at the Whitley Bay Playhouse near Newcastle, and let rip about cancel culture.One heckler in the audience keen for him to address the disastrous Netflix show called out: "Are we going to talk about the holocaust?" only for Jimmy to respond: "We are going to talk about cancel culture, the whole thing."We are going to talk about f***ing everything people.

JIMMY Carr has broken his silence after facing a huge backlash over a joke about the genocide of gypsies in the holocaust. Taking to the stage last night for a stand-up show at the Whitley Bay Playhouse, Jimmy told the audience "the joke that ends my career is already out there." It comes after the comedian's His Dark Materials Netflix special saw him joke the mass murder of Romani and Sinti people during World War II was a positive thing.

David Baddiel has described Jimmy Carr’s joke about Roma and Sinti people being murdered in the Holocaust as ‘indefensible’.Baddiel, 57, spoke out against his ‘close friend’ after Carr’s Holocaust joke, taken from his Netflix special, went viral in recent days.In the special, which was released on Christmas Day 2021, Carr says people ‘never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis’ in the Holocaust, because ‘no one ever wants to talk about the positives’.Carr, 49, who himself described the joke as a ‘career-ender’, has faced severe backlash from Traveller and Roma charities, anti-fascist organisations and even several MPs.Now fellow stand-up comedian Baddiel, who is Jewish, says Carr’s joke was ‘cruel and inhumane’.Writing on Twitter, Baddiel recalled telling audiences during his Trolls: Not The Dolls Tour: ‘You can obviously tell a Holocaust joke that is cruel and inhumane and mean-spirited and racist.‘Or you can tell one that targets the oppressors, or draws attention to the fundamental evil of it, or shines a light on the humanity of the victims.’He added: ‘Clearly, Jimmy’s was the former.’In the Twitter thread, he described Jimmy as ‘a close friend of mine and a brilliant stand-up in general’.However, he said, how he feels about Jimmy ‘makes no difference to how I feel or think about this specific joke’.Baddiel argued that ‘it’s not the subject matter of a joke’ that causes it to be indefensible but ‘the specifics of the individual joke’.He referred to an old joke by comedian Devorah Baum on a Holocaust survivor meeting God after their death, and said, ‘unlike Jimmy’s I think [it is] defensible]’.This is the joke I was leading to, which is, unlike Jimmy’s, I think defensible.

BIG Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty wants police to investigate Jimmy Carr for joking about the mass murder of gypsies during the holocaust. The comedian has faced a huge backlash over the offensive gag with many branding it racist. Paddy said the star crossed a line by making the deaths of an estimated 1.5million Romani gypsies the punchline to a joke.

Netflix gag was an insult to the memory of 1. 5 million members of the travelling community estimated to have been killed. The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star told the Sunday Mirror yesterday: “He should be investigated by the police.

has recently gone viral, and Netflix is now facing pressure to remove the segment.Many have criticised Carr for the joke, but Only Connect star Coren-Mitchell took to Twitter to defend him.‘While I’m here, might take a moment to mention I also love @JimmyCarr, a close friend who’s made about a thousand jokes I wouldn’t make myself, as a stage performer, but as a man is full of goodness and kindness,’ she said, before adding: ‘He’s a properly decent person.’Some fans were unimpressed with her comment, with one follower asking: ‘Do you think you would be similarly quick to defend him if he’d made a joke defending the murder of Jews in the Holocaust?’While Iâm here, might take a moment to mention I also love @JimmyCarr, a close friend whoâs made about a thousand jokes I wouldnât make myself, as a stage performer, but as a man is full of goodness and kindness. Heâs a properly decent person.Anyway, ROBOBUNNY.Coren-Mitchell responded: ‘Yes.

The Masked Singer tonight. The singer was the first celeb to leave the ITV guessing game this evening, with another celebrity set to follow in their footsteps very soon for a double elimination tonight. Judges - Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora and Davina McCall - as well as guest judge Dame Joan Collins were completely shocked when Traffic Cone took off their mask to reveal their true identity.

Netflix special, he compared the comedian to Jimmy Saville and called out the joke he'd made at the expense of "the most hated community in the world".The latest Jimmy Carr special, His Dark Material, came with a trigger warning as it was loaded with jokes that had the potential to be offensive and upsetting.However, a backlash began over one in particular that poked fun at Jews and travellers simultaneously.The 8 Out of 10 Cats comedian had said: "When people talk about the Holocaust they talk about the tragedy of six million lives being lost to the Nazi war machine, but they never mention the thousands of Gypsies killed by the Nazis, because no one wants to talk about the positives."Seemingly oblivious to the joke's poor taste, the audience erupted into laughter and applause.However, this was one insult Paddy wasn't about to simply laugh off."How this fella has turned this into a joke is beyond me... it's disgusting, on a different level," he exclaimed."Travellers...

Netflix special, Jimmy, 49, is seen mocking the deaths of thousands of gypsies at the hands of Nazis — saying it was “positive”.After the clip sparked anger on social media, Jewish star David, 57, spoke out and posted a statement that read: “You can obviously tell a Holocaust joke that is cruel and inhumane and mean-spirited and racist.“Or you can tell one that targets the oppressors, or draws attention to the fundamental evil of it, or shines and light on the humanity of the victims.”David then added: “It’s not the subject matter of the joke that counts, it’s the specifics of the individual joke. Clearly, Jimmy Carr’s was the former.”Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has branded the joke “abhorrent” and warned the Government will take action to stop streaming services showing offensive content.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she said: “We are looking at legislation via the Media Bill which would bring into scope those comments from other video on-demand streaming outlets like Netflix.“So it’s interesting that we’re already looking at future legislation to bring into scope those sort of comments.”Dorries insisted the move is not about censoring comedy.She added: “Jimmy Carr’s comments, no one can call that snowflake or wokeishness.

Jimmy Carr's jokes about the Holocaust were met with a fierce backlash.At the beginning of his one-hour Netflix special His Dark Material, Carr warned his performance contained “terrible things”.Carr joked about the horror of the Holocaust and “six million Jewish lives being lost” and made a disparaging remark about the deaths of thousands of gypsies at the hands of the Nazis.Ms Dorries has told how the Government is examining new laws would “hold Netflix to account” for such content. She said said on BBC Breakfast on February 5: “We are looking at legislation via the Media Bill which would bring into scope those comments from other video on-demand streaming outlets like Netflix.

Times Radio to talk about the Online Safety Bill, Dorries was asked about Jimmy Carr’s “disgusting” joke about the holocaust, where he refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.Dorries explained that changes to the Online Safety Bill, which will make online harassment and abuse a criminal offence carrying jail sentences of up to five years, wouldn’t cover Carr’s comments because it doesn’t cover On-Demand services like Netflix because they are “separately carved out of this bill.”She went on to add that “we are looking at a future bill coming forward soon, looking at measures to bring into scope organisations like Netflix because what Jimmy Carr said was both shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable.”Nadine Dorries says a bill to regulate video on demand platforms will follow the online safety bill "very shortly".The culture secretary gave her reaction to comments made about the Holocaust by Jimmy Carr on his Netflix special.@jennykleeman | @lukejones03 | @NadineDorries pic.twitter.com/TF1qzPCw3O— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) February 5, 2022She then added: ‘We don’t have the ability now, legally, to hold Netflix to account for streaming that but very shortly we will.”In a separate interview with Sky News, Dorries said that the proposed Media Bill would look to “make the kind of comments that Jimmy Carr made, subject to a new law which would impose sanctions on those organisations.”In 2017, Dorries tweeted that “left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy”. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she responded that “What Jimmy Carr did last night is not comedy.

Jimmy Carr has been condemned by anti-hate groups including the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for an 'appalling' joke.The 49-year-old comedian's Netflix special His Dark Material dropped to the streaming service in December but recently drew ire after a clip from the show was shared online by Facebook user Alfie Best.In the joke, Jimmy makes light of the 'thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis', jokingly referring to the deaths as being "the positives" of the devastating Holocaust.Jimmy said: "When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of 6 million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine. "But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.“No one ever wants to talk about that, because no one ever wants to talk about the positives."His words have since been condemned by the Auschwitz Memorial, Hope Not Hate and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.In a statement on Friday, its chief executive Olivia Marks-Woldman, said: "We are absolutely appalled at Jimmy Carr's comment about persecution suffered by Roma and Sinti people under Nazi oppression, and horrified that gales of laughter followed his remarks."Hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti people suffered prejudice, slave labour, sterilisation and mass murder simply because of their identity – these are not experiences for mockery."Jimmy rounded out his joke in the special by claiming it had "educational quality".He added: "It's a joke about the worst thing that's ever happened in human history, and people say 'never forget', well this is how I remember."There is an educational quality.

Comedian Jimmy Carr is under fire for his Holocaust standup routine.

Netflix special His Dark Material.In the stand-up special, released on December 25 last year, the comedian refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.“When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine,” Carr said. “But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.

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Rachel Riley suffered an embarrassing blunder when she didn't know the name of her own book when quizzed on the title by Jimmy Carr.The Countdown beauty appeared on the latest instalment of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown when she made the slip-up as she got her introduction from the comedian.Rachel, 36, was happily perched on her chair as Jimmy, 49, got chatting to her about her children's book, which got its release in October last year.The educational tome - titled At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy - is aimed at teaching school-age children mathematics.However, Rachel stumbled over her own word challenge when she couldn't even name the book when asked.Jimmy started: "Last year rachel narrated a children's book aimed at making maths fun for kids. Spoiler alert - it didn't."She said: "Have you asked all the kids?"Jimmy replied: "Have I asked the kids? I didn't want to wake them.

Naman Ramachandran Just For Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, is collaborating with live entertainment company AEG Presents to debut the event at London’s The O2 in 2023.The annual comedy festival, Just For Laughs London, will bow March 2-5, 2023 and will feature solo shows, live podcast recordings, in-conversation events and cast panels from U.K.-based artists and international stars.Famously, U.K. comedy icon Rowan Atkinson introduced Mr.

Vernon Kay’s Saturday night show Game of Talents has been axed.Execs have pulled it after just one series on ITV.A spokesman for the show told website TVZone: “There are no current plans for future series.”Game of Talents replaced Britain’s Got Talent in the schedule last spring and was tipped to be a big hit.But it was beaten in the ratings by BBC One’s I Can See Your Voice.Last year ITV chief Katie Radcliffe insisted it is always a big decision to axe a show.She said: “We don’t take any of those decisions lightly for those reasons, and we don’t like to rush them.”Game of Talents marked Vernon’s big return to primetime telly after his success on I’m A Celebrity.Insiders hoped it would cement his place as one of TV’s most popular presenters.But when it launched, Vernon insisted he didn’t feel pressure for it to be a big hit.He said: “There's no pressure for me, because I didn't commission this show. They've given me the keys and I'm just driving it.”While Game of Thrones has been ditched, rival show I Can See Your Voice has been commissioned for a second series.It will be back on screens later this year with Alison Hammond, Amanda Holden and Jimmy Carr all back.The guessing game is a ratings hit for the BBC and even Amanda is amazed at how successful it has been.She said: “The response to series one was completely overwhelming and unexpected.

Rachel Riley has taken to Twitter to brand her co-star "a bit much" after he good-naturedly told of how he was "reusing" her maternity clothes.The Channel 4 star, 35, gave birth to her second daughter Noa in November last year and has since been enjoying quality time with her family.In view of her 292,900 followers, the mathematician commented on her co-star wearing her clothes.She wrote: "I don’t mind him nicking my skirts, but my red pants too is a bit much…"The star, who is on maternity leave, retweeted a clip from 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, featuring her co-stars Jon Richardson and Jimmy Carr.Speaking to the wife of Strictly Come Dancing star Pasha Kovalev on the Channel 4 show, Jon revealed how he put her unwanted clothes to good use.He said: "Your maternity clothes Rachel, found those in the bin."Mmm," the mother-of-two could be heard prompting her colleague.Jon went on: "So, don't mind if I have a bit of a reuse..."Speaking to the wife of Strictly Come Dancing star Pasha Kovalev on the Channel 4 show, Jon revealed how he put her unwanted clothes to good use.He said: "Your maternity clothes Rachel, found those in the bin."Mmm," the mother-of-two could be heard prompting her colleague.Jon went on: "So, don't mind if I have a bit of a reuse..."Standing up from his chair and placing one foot on the table, the funnyman revealed that he had opted for a full-glam look with a sequined gold skirt and pair of metallic heels.However, the design of the skirt meant that Jon was left showing off a lot more than he bargained for.The comedian was left sheepishly trying to cover up his red underwear after the daring slit rode high up his thigh.As the audience erupted into laughter, Jimmy could be heard saying: "Just, I

Rachel Riley, 35, took to Instagram today to clear up any speculation about whether she had “put on a bit of weight”.The star recently welcomed her second child with husband Pasha Kovalev, 41. Rachel posted a picture of herself sitting next to the iconic Countdown board with her hands placed just below her round tummy. Addressing her 533,000 followers, she poked fun at the kind of comments she was expecting to receive from viewers over her appearance, writing: “And so begins the new series of: Has she put on a bit of weight or…? Is she pregnant AGAIN?” “And wooooh is it twins or a baby elephant in there? In no particular order!” she added with a laughing emoji. “The latest #CatsCountdown series starts tonight 9pm @channel4 and we filmed it all before I popped!” “(And before we sadly lost the legend Sean Lock.) Enjoy!” she added in reference to the comedian who sadly died back in August. Sean, who was a team captain on the series hosted by Jimmy Carr, tragically died from cancer at the age of 58.Plenty of Rachel’s followers wrote in to express how glad they were to see the comedian making people laugh one last time. Craig Tuck commented: “Ahhh does that mean there are some seany specials in this series? That’ll be some mixed emotions!” (sic)“What a joy to be able to see Sean Lock doing what he does best. Can’t wait!” added fitmumintherealworld. “Thanks for updating - Re Before the loss of Sean, wasn't sure how that would be handled,” wrote Alan Cracknell.

Jimmy Carr put his hand in his pocket and gave a Glasgow man £18,000 after a blunder on his new game show I Literally Just Told You saw him lose the jackpot.